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An Unusual Complication following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting
We present the case of a ten-year old boy diagnosed with a rare syndrome as a complication of a commonly performed Neurosurgical procedure. To our knowledge this association has not been described in the literature and we discuss the plausible aetiology.
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Dr. Marcelo Luis Mudo – Rua dos Apeninos 930 / 14o 04104-020 São Paulo SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common form of treatment for hydrocephalus. Although simple technically, a high level of surgical complications have been described We reported a case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure due to migration of the distal catheter under a silicone breast...
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A 66-year-old man underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting for communicating hydrocephalus. MRI 10 months postoperatively, done for transient headache, showed new fluid-attenuated inversion recovery/T2 hyperintensities within the corpus callosum (figure), while examination revealed improved gait and bladder control with no evidence of a callosal disconnection syndrome. Figure Fluid-attenuated in...
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OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of ventriculoperitoneal (VPS) in patients with glioma. METHODS Retrospective review of patients with grade II-IV glioma who had VPS placement from January 1995 to November 2012. RESULTS We identified 62 patients. At time of VPS, 41 had gait disturbance, 40 cognitive impairment and 16 urinary incontinence; 10 had the classic triad. Thirty-eight (61%) improved ...
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Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. It is well known in children but uncommon in adults. We present a 30-year-old woman with abdominal distension, vomiting and confusion caused by her developing an abdominal CSF pseudocyst, 13 years after her last shunt revision. Adult neurologists need to be aware of this late complication.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.154987